Editing Karachi (section)

===Other sports===
When it comes to sports Karachi has a distinction, because some sources cite that it was in 1877 at Karachi in (British) India, where the first attempt was made to form a set of rules of badminton<ref>{{cite book |title=Better Badminton for All |url=https://archive.org/details/betterbadmintonf0000unse |url-access=registration |last=Downey |first=Jake |page=[https://archive.org/details/betterbadmintonf0000unse/page/13 13] |year=2003 |publisher=Pelham Books |isbn=978-0-7207-0228-6}}</ref> and likely place is said to be Frere Hall.

Karachi has hosted seven editions of the National Games of Pakistan, most recently in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Postal Code Karachi |url=https://hostrings.com/all-karachi-postal-code-zip-code-area-code/ |website=Karachi Postal Code List |date=8 December 2023 |publisher=[[Hostrings, Inc.]] (which owns "Hostrings.com") |access-date=8 December 2023 |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208194837/https://hostrings.com/all-karachi-postal-code-zip-code-area-code/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The popularity of golf is increasing, with clubs in Karachi like Dreamworld Resort, Bahria Town Golf Club, Hotel & Golf Club, Arabian Sea Country Club, DA Country & Golf Club. The city has facilities for [[field hockey]] ([[Hockey Club of Pakistan]], UBL Hockey Ground), [[boxing]] (KPT Sports Complex), [[Squash (sport)|squash]] ([[Jahangir Khan]] Squash Complex), and [[polo]]. There are marinas and boating clubs. [[National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex]] is [[First-class cricket]] venue and Multi-purpose sports facility in Karachi.

;Professional teams of Karachi
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" |Club
! scope="col" |League
! scope="col" |Sport
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Established
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" |[[Karachi Kings]]
|[[Pakistan Super League]]
|[[Cricket]]
|[[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]]
|2015
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" |[[Karachi Blues]]
|[[National T20 Cup]]
|[[Cricket]]
|[[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]]
|2023
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" |[[Karachi Whites]]
|[[National T20 Cup]]/[[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]]
|[[Cricket]]
|[[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]]
|2023
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" |[[Karachi Zebras]]
|[[Haier T20 Cup|National T20 League]]/[[National One-day Championship]]
|[[Cricket]]
|[[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]]
|2004
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" |[[Karachi United]]
|[[Pakistan Premier League]]
|[[Association football|Football]]
|[[Karachi United Stadium]]
|1996
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" |[[Diya W.F.C.|Diya WFC]]
|[[National Women Football Championship]]
|[[Association football|Football]]
|N/A
|2002
|}